Coconut Candy aka Coconut Ice ( with vegan options)
A soft and chewy coconut ice that is flavoursome and yummy.
Servings: 25 pieces
Cost: £3.00
Equipment
- 8 x 8inches square tray or 20cm x 20 cm.
- Spatula
- pot,
Ingredients
- 250 g desiccated coconut
- 50 g sugar
- 60 ml milk or water vegan: use vegan milk
- 1 tin sweetened condensed milk 394g, vegan: use vegan condensed milk
- 1 tbsp butter, and extra for greasing the tray
- 2 tsp vanilla essence or rose essence or essence of your choice
- 2 tsp food colour of your choice use the quantity until the colour is of the depth that you want.
Instructions
- Grease the tray with butter and set aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium/ low heat and melt the butter.
- Add in all the ingredients including the colour.
- Add more colour to get the shade that you want.
- Stir and turn the mixture until well mixed.
- Continue to stir until the mixture turns clumpy.
- The mixture should leave the pan clean. This will take about 20 minutes.
- To test that the mixture is ready, place a blob ( a teaspoon) of the mixture into a glass of ice cold water. If the mixture does not disintegrate, the mixture is ready.
- If it disintegrates, then continue to stir and test again in till it is done.
- Tip all of the content into the tray and level the top. A silicone food turner is ideal in dealing with this mixture.
- Leave it to cool for about 20 to 25 minutes. Cut the candy while still soft. More of like making indentations.
- Leave it in the tray and leave the tray in the fridge for 4 hours or overnight.
- Remove the candy, and cut it through. Pack into gift bags, or store in an air tight container.
- It can last for a few weeks if kept in an airtight container in the fridge
- Enjoy!